Madly

Thinking it through a little further, I decided to wait up the street, instead of at Shelby's house. Shelby didn't actually have a car. Her mom let her use her car the nights they went out and Shelby drove. But she got a ride home with Mrs. Hellman every day from school as she had today because they only had the one car and her mom needed it for work. If Shelby's mom was out of town, then that meant Shelby likely didn't have a car tonight, which meant Mrs. Hellman might be dropping them off.

Fortunately, they drove up in Shelby's mom's car. Her mother must've gone out of town with someone else. I revved up my bike and drove into the driveway right behind them, forgetting how loud my bike was. I'd just gotten off my bike and started securing my helmet onto the handlebars when Madeline ran up to me and jumped in my arms.

The girls giggled and waved politely as I watched them walk into the house, over Madeline's shoulder. I squeezed Madeline so hard I backed down when she grunted with a